The horses competing in the Kentucky Derby

Exercise rider Felicity Waugh runs Storm In May around Churchill Downs. Storm In May, a 30-1 long shot, and the other Kentucky Derby entrants worked out Friday in Louisville, Ky.

Horses listed by post position, saddlecloth numbers. Odds: Morning line (in parentheses).

Post: 5:04 p.m. TV: NBC (coverage begins 4 p.m.).

1. Sedgefield (50-1)

Owner: Silverton Hill LLC. Trainer: Darrin Miller. Jockey: Julien Leparoux.

Sire: Smart Strike. Dam: Belva. Record: 8-2-3-0. Earnings: $180,093.

Comments: Will be making his first start on a conventional dirt surface All of his races have been on turf or on Polytrack at Keeneland and TurfwayDisappointing in the Transylvania, finishing fourth as the favorite in the Grade III on the Keeneland grass April 6Has yet to win a graded stakes.

2. Curlin (7-2)

Owner: Stonestreet Stable, et al. Trainer: Steve Asmussen. Jockey: Robby Albarado.

Sire: Smart Strike. Dam: Sherriff’s Deputy. Record: 3-3-0-0. Earnings: $802,800.

Comments: Unbeaten but untested in three starts Trying to become first horse to win Derby without a start at age 2 since Apollo in 1882Purchased for a reported $3.5 million by current owners after 123â4-length win in first start Feb. 3 at Gulfstream ParkAlbarado was aboard for both of the victories in Arkansas after Rafael Bejarano rode him in Florida. … Albarado’s best finish in eight previous Derbies was third with Steppenwolfer in 2006.

3. Zanjero (30-1)

Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC. Trainer: Steve Asmussen. Jockey: Shaun Bridgmohan.

Sire: Cherokee Run. Dam: Checkered Flag. Record: 7-2-2-2. Earnings: $203,299.

Comments: The other runner for Asmussen. … Finished third, beaten by a head, in the Blue Grass, giving him three consecutive third-place finishes in graded stakes. … Is one for one at Churchill Downs, scoring the victory in an allowance race under Bridgmohan on Nov. 2. … A $700,000 purchase at the Keeneland September sale in 2005.

4. Storm In May (30-1)

Owner: Kaplan, Palmer and Waugh. Trainer: William Kaplan. Jockey: Juan Leyva.

Sire: Tiger Ridge. Dam: Laun Shaw. Record: 13-4-2-6. Earnings: $459,430.

Comments: Finished second to Curlin at 30-1 in the Arkansas Derby … The gray, purchased for only $16,000 at a Florida sale last year, has been consistent, running worse than third only once, when he finished sixth in the Hutcheson on March 3 at Gulfstream Park in South Florida … This will be the first Derby mount for Leyva, who used to be a regular on the Southern California circuit.

5. Imawildandcrazyguy (50-1)

Owner: Michael Eigner and Lewis Pell. Trainer: William Kaplan. Jockey: Mark Guidry.

Sire: Wild Event. Dam: Frosty Cupcake. Record: 11-2-2-2. Earnings: $215,775.

Comments: Deserves to be one of the longest shots in the field. … Has posted both of his victories at Calder in South Florida. … Best finish in a graded stakes was a second at 10-1 in the trouble-filled Risen Star on Feb. 10 at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans. … This will be Guidry’s final Derby, the rider having announced recently that he would retire sometime during the summer.

6. Cowtown Cat (20-1)

Owner: WinStar Farm and Gulf Coast Farms. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Jockey: Fernando Jara.

Sire: Distorted Humor. Dam: Tom’s Cat. Record: 7-4-01. Earnings: $488,463.

Comments: Has improved with every start and has trained very well over the main track at Churchill Wired, a soft field in the Illinois Derby … Grade II has produced some runaway winners in recent years who failed to fire in the Derby, including Sweetnorthernsaint and Greeley’s Galaxy … Young Jara has yet to win this race but did win the Belmont with Jazil a year ago and the Breeders’ Cup Classic with Invasor.

7. Street Sense (4-1)

Owner: James B. Tafel. Trainer: Carl Nafzger. Jockey: Calvin Borel.

Sire: Street Cry. Dam: Beaudazzle. Record: 6-3-1-2. Earnings: $1,358,200.

Comments: Trying to become the first Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner to win the Derby. … Won the Juvenile by 10 lengths over this track as a 15-1 shot and has trained well in Louisville. … Nafzger won the 1990 Derby with Unbridled.

8. Hard Spun (15-1)

Owner: Fox Hills Farms Inc. Trainer: Larry Jones. Jockey: Mario Pino.

Sire: Danzig. Dam: Turkish. Record: 6-5-0-0. Earnings: $473,470.

Comments: Like Great Hunter, he was bred in Pennsylvania. … Has won five races at four tracks – Delaware Park in Wilmington, Del.; Philadelphia Park, the Fair Grounds in New Orleans and Turfway Park in Florence, Ky. … Worked exceptionally well over the track. … Has prompted comparisons to Smarty Jones, but he’s not in that class.

9. Liquidity (30-1)

Owner: J. Paul Reddam. Trainer: Doug O’Neill. Jockey: David Flores.

Sire: Tiznow. Dam: Boa. Record: 7-1-2-1. Earnings: $197,200.

Comments: More hype than performance so far. … Scored only victory sprinting against maidens in his debut Sept. 27 at Santa Anita. … Will race without the blinkers worn for his last four starts. … Wasted a perfect trip in the Santa Anita Derby. … With Nakatani riding Great Hunter, David Flores will be aboard the $240,000, 2-year-old purchase for the first time since they finished second in the Hollywood Futurity on Dec. 16.

10. Teuflesberg (30-1)

Owner: Jamie Sanders, Gary and Kelly Logsdon, and Jeff Singer. Trainer: Jamie Sanders. Jockey: Stewart Elliott.

Sire: Johannesburg. Dam: St. Michele. Record: 14-4-1-2. Earnings: $347,931.

Comments: Slipped into the field after the defection of Cobalt Blue. … Has been a busy youngster. The Derby will be his 16th start since he made his debut April 12, 2006, at Keeneland. … Has never won beyond a mile. … Sanders is a former exercise rider and assistant to Nick Zito.

11. Bwana Bull (50-1)

Owner: Mark DeDomenico, Mark Jelladian and George Todaro. Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer. Jockey: Javier Castellano.

Sire: Holy Bull. Dam: Shahalo. Record: 9-4-2-1. Earnings: $259,962.

Comments: Scratched from last weekend’s Derby Trial to run here. … Finished fifth in the Santa Anita Derby in his initial race away from Northern California. … Castellano was the regular rider of Bernardini, who won the 2006 Preakness. … Sire was the beaten favorite in the 1994 Derby but rebounded and wound up being champion 3-year-old and horse of the year.

12. Nobiz Like Shobiz (8-1)

Owner: Elizabeth Valando. Trainer: Barclay Tagg. Jockey: Cornelio Velasquez.

Sire: Albert The Great. Dam: Nightstorm. Record: 6-4-1-1. Earnings: $804,900.

Comments: The favorite in the eyes of many when 2007 began, he has won two of three but hasn’t been especially impressive. … Was game in victory in the Wood Memorial on April 7, defeating the lightly regarded Sightseeing by half a length. … Tagg won the Derby – and the Preakness – with Funny Cide in 2003. … This will be the first start in Kentucky for the homebred.

13. Sam P. (20-1)

Owner: Starlight Stables and Donald Lucarelli. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Jockey: Ramon Dominguez.

Sire: Cat Thief. Dam: Affirmed Legacy. Record: 8-2-2-1. Earnings: $217,564.

Comments: Finished third as the favorite in the Santa Anita Derby in his first start with blinkers. …Battled for the lead that day and seems better with more of a waiting ride. … Has won at Churchill, in an allowance race Nov. 25, defeating, among others, Chelokee. … Has yet to win around two turns.

14. Scat Daddy (10-1)

Owner: Michael Tabor and James Scatuorchio. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Jockey: Edgar Prado.

Sire: Johannesburg. Dam: Love Style. Record: 8-5-1-1. Earnings: $1,134,300.

Comments: Not flashy, but keeps on winning. … Swept the Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby this year at Gulfstream. … Was fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in his only appearance at Churchill. … Prado going for consecutive Derby wins after the memorable victory on Barbaro last year. … Purchased for $250,000 as a yearling at the Keeneland September sale in 2005.

15. Tiago (15-1)

Owner: Jerry and Ann Moss. Trainer: John Shirreffs. Jockey: Mike Smith.

Sire: Pleasant Tap. Dam: Set Them Free. Record: 4-2-0-1. Earnings: $484,320.

Comments: Earned his first legitimate victory with a late rally as a 29-1 shot in the Santa Anita Derby. … Got his other victory on a disqualification Jan. 21. … Trying to emulate half-brother Giacomo, who won the 2005 Derby with the same rider for the same owners and trainer. … A more talented horse than Giacomo, he’ll try to become the first Santa Anita Derby winner to score in the Kentucky Derby since Sunday Silence in 1989.

16. Circular Quay (8-1)

Owner: Michael and Doreen Tabor. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Jockey: John Velazquez.

Sire: Thunder Gulch. Dam: Circle Of Life. Record: 7-4-2-0. Earnings: $1,147,434.

Comments: Enters the Derby after a layoff of eight weeks, leading some to question if all is well with the late runner. … Has won two of three over the track, suffering the lone defeat when he was a distant second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in November. … Pletcher and Velazquez teamed to finish second with longshot Bluegrass Cat in the 2006 Derby. … Will need a lot of racing luck in an enormous field with his come-from-behind style.

17. Stormello (30-1)

Owner: Bill Currin and Al Eisman. Trainer: Bill Currin. Jockey: Kent Desormeaux.

Sire: Stormy Atlantic. Dam: Wilshewed. Record: 9-3-1-2. Earnings: $675,100.

Comments: Has racked up plenty of frequent-flier miles, having already made two trips from California to Florida. … Bypassed the Santa Anita Derby, where he almost certainly would have been favored, to make his second journey to Gulfstream in less than a month in March. … Finished a no-excuse fourth in the Florida Derby and is likely to be a pace casualty Saturday.

18. Any Given Saturday (12-1)

Owner: WinStar Farm LLC and Padua Stables. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Jockey: Garrett Gomez.

Sire: Distorted Humor. Dam: Weekend In Indy. Record: 6-3-2-1. Earnings: $299,213.

Comments: One of five horses Pletcher will run in hopes of winning his first Derby … Purchased for $1.1 million at the Keeneland September sale in 2005. … Was second behind the now-injured Tiz Wonderful in the Kentucky Jockey Club in his lone start at Churchill last fall. … Has yet to win a graded stakes.

19. Dominican (20-1)

Owner: Silverton Hill LLC. Trainer: Darrin Miller. Jockey: Rafael Bejarano.

Sire: El Corredor. Dam: First Violin. Record: 7-3-0-2. Earnings: $581,259.

Comments: Has yet to win over a conventional dirt track, having scored all three of his victories on synthetic surfaces at either Turfway Park or Keeneland. … Unbeaten in two collaborations with Bejarano, winning the Rushaway at Turfway before his nose upset in the Blue Grass.

20. Great Hunter (15-1)

Owner: J. Paul Reddam. Trainer: Doug O’Neill. Jockey: Corey Nakatani.

Sire: Aptitude. Dam: Zenith. Record: 9-3-4-1. Earnings: $750,000.

Comments: Disappointing after a good trip in the Blue Grass. … He was forced to take up in the final sixteenth of a mile but was a beaten horse at the time. … Sire finished second behind Fusaichi Pegasus in the 2000 Derby. … Was third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in his lone previous race at Churchill Downs. … Trying to become the third Pennsylvania-bred in four years to win the Derby, joining Barbaro and 2004 winner Smarty Jones.